Zips Earn Three Titles on Opening Day of MAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships

Thursday, May 15

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MAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships

Zips Earn Three Titles on Opening Day of MAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships

May 15 | Track & Field

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ATHENS, Ohio – The University of Akron track and field team turned in a strong start on the opening day of the Mid-American Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championship hosted by Ohio at Goldsberry Track on Thursday (May 15) as the Zips captured a trio of league titles.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
• Redshirt senior Hunter Garretson (Newcomerstown, Ohio) captured his fourth straight outdoor and ninth overall MAC title in the men's pole vault eclipsing 18-0.50 (5.50m).
• Freshman Moses Lekokei (Kilgoris, Kenya) captured his third overall league title winning the men's 10,000 meters in a time of 31:07.83, while freshman Emil Stanford (Sunbury, Ohio) added team points placing seventh with a career-best time of 34:24.39.
• Senior Cassidy Allen (Lakewood, N.Y.) captured her third overall league title in the women's pole vault winning a jump-off with a clearance of 12-11.50 (3.95m). Sophomore Jessica Mason (Holland, Ohio) added team points placing fourth eclipsing a career-best mark of 12-7.50 (3.85m).
• Senior Lane Graham (Killbuck, Ohio) and sophomore Christopher Vance (Parma, Ohio) placed second and third, respectively, in the men's hammer with marks of 207-7 (63.29m) and 195-6 (59.58m). Adding team points with a sixth-place performance was redshirt senior Keegan Digby (Bowling Green, Ohio) with a throw of 186-5 (56.82m).
• Tallying points in the men's pole vault with second- and third-place finishes were freshmen Isaac Baltic (Medina, Ohio) and Kaden Rambatt (Sharon, Wis.). Baltic eclipsed a career-best mark of 17-0.25 (5.19m), while Rambatt cleared the bar at 16-0.50 (4.89m).
• Redshirt junior Gabrielle Griffiths (Fort Worth, Texas) placed fourth in the women's javelin with a throw of 140-2 (42.73m).
• Redshirt senior Jacob Glavickas (Orwell, Ohio) netted team points placing fourth in the men's javelin with a mark of 178-3 (54.35m).
• Contributing team points in the women's hammer with marks of 179-2 (54.61m), 179-2 (54.61m) and 171-3 (52.21m), respectively, to place fifth through seventh was sophomore Victoria Kuol (Centerville, Ohio), Griffiths and redshirt senior Brook Boes (Tiffin, Ohio).
• Sophomore Megan Hipple (Warren, Ohio) netted team points placing eighth in the women's 10,000 meters in a career-best time of 36:17.53.
• Senior Joy Nwokike (Benin City, Nigeria) paced all qualifiers in the women's 200 meters with a career-best time of 23.41 to advance into the finals.
• Qualifying for the finals of the men's 200 meters with times of 20.92 and 20.93 were sophomores AJ Jordan (Columbus, Ohio) and Andrew Styles (Freeport, Bahamas).
• Advancing to the finals in the men's 400-meter hurdles with a career-best time of 55.14 was sophomore Cameron Corrothers (Maple Heights, Ohio).

MEN'S TEAM SCORES:
1) Akron (53 points), 2) Eastern Michigan (22), 3) Buffalo (18), 4) Kent State (15), Miami (15)

WOMEN'S TEAM SCORES:
1) Miami (33 points), 2) Akron (29), 3) Bowling Green (23), Eastern Michigan (23), 5) Kent State (14), 6) Toledo (12), 7) Western Michigan (9), 8) Central Michigan (5), Ohio (5), 10) Northern Illinois (3).

THURSDAY MEN'S FINAL RESULTS:
Hammer: Lane Graham (2nd-207-7/63.29m), Christopher Vance (3rd-195-6/59.58m), Keegan Digby (6th-186-5/56.82m*); Pole Vault: Hunter Garretson (1st-18-0.50/5.50m), Isaac Baltic (2nd-17-0.25/5.19m*), Kaden Rambatt (3rd-16-0.50/4.89m); Javelin: Jacob Glavickas (4th-178-3/54.35m), Ryan Kamperman (8th-142-2/43.33m*); 10,000 Meters: Moses Lekokei (1st-31:07.83), Emil Stanford (7th-34:24.39*)

THURSDAY WOMEN'S FINAL RESULTS:
Hammer: Victoria Kuol (5th-179-2/54.61m), Gabrielle Griffiths (6th-179-2/54.61m), Brook Boes (7th-171-3/52.21m); Pole Vault: Cassidy Allen (1st-12-11.50/3.95m), Jessica Mason (4th-12-7.50/3.85m*), Brynn Rychlik (14th-11-1.75/3.40m); Javelin: Gabrielle Griffiths (5th-140-2/42.73m), Jessica Rhodes (14th-110-11/33.80m*), Maria Bryant (16th-95-8/29.16m); 10,000 Meters: Megan Hipple (8th-36:17.53*), Danielle Honaker (13th-37:39.11), Kayla Sucharski (18th-38:24.54)

THURSDAY MEN'S PRELIMINARY RESULTS:
400-Meter Hurdles: Cameron Corrothers (7th-55.14q*), Kyle Brown (9th-57.17*); 200 Meters: Andrew Styles (2nd-20.92Q), AJ Jordan (3rd-20.93Q), Tysean Baronette (DNF)

THURSDAY WOMEN'S PRELIMINARY RESULTS:
400-Meter Hurdles: Adaeze Nwokike (12th-63.05); 200 Meters: Joy Nwokike (1st-23.41Q*), Vanessa Horn (17th-24.63*)

* denotes career-best mark | Q denotes auto qualifier | q denotes qualifier